Bruce Allen Runyon

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Bruce Allen Runyon's Degrees

Doctorate Medicine University of California, San Francisco
Masters Public Health University of California, Berkeley

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Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: An update (2009) (909)
Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis (2004) (706)
Introduction to the revised American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Practice Guideline management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis 2012 (2013) (646)
The serum-ascites albumin gradient is superior to the exudate-transudate concept in the differential diagnosis of ascites. (1992) (605)
Low-protein-concentration ascitic fluid is predisposed to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1986) (335)
Optimization of ascitic fluid culture technique. (1988) (311)
Ascitic fluid analysis in malignancy‐related ascites (1988) (305)
Short-course versus long-course antibiotic treatment of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. A randomized controlled study of 100 patients. (1991) (294)
Paracentesis of ascitic fluid. A safe procedure. (1986) (281)
The spectrum of liver disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of 33 histologically-proved cases and review of the literature. (1980) (251)
Intestinal bacterial overgrowth and bacterial translocation in cirrhotic rats with ascites. (1997) (241)
Culture‐Negative Neutrocytic Ascites: A Variant of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (1984) (235)
Care of patients with ascites. (1994) (222)
Translocation of gut bacteria in rats with cirrhosis to mesenteric lymph nodes partially explains the pathogenesis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1994) (218)
Utility of an algorithm in differentiating spontaneous from secondary bacterial peritonitis. (1990) (211)
Patients with deficient ascitic fluid opsonic activity are predisposed to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1988) (190)
MELD score is a better prognostic model than Child-Turcotte-Pugh score or Discriminant Function score in patients with alcoholic hepatitis. (2005) (181)
TIPS versus paracentesis for cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites. (2006) (176)
Monomicrobial nonneutrocytic bacterascites: A variant of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1990) (173)
Opsonic activity of human ascitic fluid: A potentially important protective mechanism against spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1985) (172)
Octreotide/Midodrine Therapy Significantly Improves Renal Function and 30-Day Survival in Patients with Type 1 Hepatorenal Syndrome (2007) (168)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1998) (167)
Ascitic fluid adenosine deaminase insensitivity in detecting tuberculous peritonitis in the United States (1996) (161)
Management of adult patients with ascites caused by cirrhosis (1998) (160)
Overweight and obesity, hepatic steatosis, and progression of chronic hepatitis C: a retrospective study on a large cohort of patients in the United States. (2004) (148)
Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: An update (2009) (148)
Delayed Paracentesis Is Associated With Increased In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2013) (131)
Treatment of Patients with Cirrhosis. (2016) (131)
A rodent model of cirrhosis, ascites, and bacterial peritonitis. (1991) (129)
Ascitic Fluid Analysis in the Differentiation of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis from Gastrointestinal Tract Perforation into Ascitic Fluid (1984) (124)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: An explosion of information (1988) (124)
Treatment of Patients with Cirrhosis. (2016) (122)
Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2011) (121)
Hepatic hydrothorax is a relative contraindication to chest tube insertion. (1986) (121)
The changing role of beta-blocker therapy in patients with cirrhosis. (2014) (120)
Bedside inoculation of blood culture bottles with ascitic fluid is superior to delayed inoculation in the detection of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1990) (97)
Inoculation of blood culture bottles with ascitic fluid. Improved detection of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1987) (93)
Cardiac ascites: a characterization. (1988) (85)
Effect of selective bowel decontamination with norfloxacin on spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, translocation, and survival in an animal model of cirrhosis (1995) (81)
Polymorphonuclear cell count response and duration of antibiotic therapy in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1989) (74)
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2005) (71)
The efficacy and safety of ɛ‐aminocaproic acid treatment in patients with cirrhosis and hyperfibrinolysis (2006) (69)
Ascitic fluid pH and lactate: Insensitive and nonspecific tests in detecting ascitic fluid infection (1991) (63)
Rapid diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis with leukocyte esterase reagent strips in a European and in an American center (2005) (60)
Diuresis of cirrhotic ascites increases its opsonic activity and may help prevent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1986) (60)
A new highly sensitive point of care screen for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis using the leukocyte esterase method. (2010) (57)
Choosing the location for non‐image guided abdominal paracentesis (2005) (56)
Effect of Long-Term Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Prophylaxis on Ascites Formation, Bacterial Translocation, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, and Survival in Cirrhotic Rats (1999) (55)
Ascitic fluid and serum cefotaxime and desacetyl cefotaxime levels in patients treated for bacterial peritonitis (1991) (52)
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Interleukin-6, and Nitric Oxide in Sterile Ascitic Fluid and Serum from Patients with Cirrhosis Who Subsequently Develop Ascitic Fluid Infection (2001) (51)
Alcoholic hepatitis 2010: a clinician's guide to diagnosis and therapy. (2010) (51)
Effect of diuresis versus therapeutic paracentesis on ascitic fluid opsonic activity and serum complement. (1989) (51)
Amylase levels in ascitic fluid. (1987) (49)
Strips and tubes: Improving the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2003) (49)
Nitric oxide in ascitic fluid is an independent predictor of the development of renal impairment in patients with cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2004) (48)
Serum ammonia level for the evaluation of hepatic encephalopathy. (2014) (46)
Acute suppurative obstructive cholangitis due to stones: treatment by urgent endoscopic sphincterotomy. (1987) (45)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management. (1995) (44)
Ascitic fluid chemical analysis before, during and after spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1985) (42)
MELD score is a better prognostic model than child-turcotte-pugh score or discriminant function score in patients with alcoholic hepatitis (2003) (42)
Historical aspects of treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites. (1997) (40)
Surgical procedures are well tolerated by patients with asymptomatic chronic hepatitis. (1986) (39)
Pleural-fluid kinetics in a patient with primary lymphedema, pleural effusions, and yellow nails. (2015) (39)
Utilization of baclofen in maintenance of alcohol abstinence in patients with alcohol dependence and alcoholic hepatitis with or without cirrhosis. (2014) (39)
Malignancy-related ascites and ascitic fluid "humoral tests of malignancy". (1994) (39)
Peritoneal lymphomatosis with ascites. A characterization. (1986) (37)
Bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis. (1993) (36)
A Primer on Detecting Cirrhosis and Caring for These Patients without Causing Harm (2011) (35)
Early events in spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2004) (34)
Spontaneous vs secondary bacterial peritonitis. Differentiation by response of ascitic fluid neutrophil count to antimicrobial therapy. (1986) (33)
Defining a Patient Population With Cirrhosis: An Automated Algorithm With Natural Language Processing (2016) (31)
Albumin infusion for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1999) (30)
Ascitic fluid bilirubin concentration as a key to choleperitoneum. (1987) (30)
The evolution of ascitic fluid analysis in the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2003) (29)
Polymicrobial bacterascites. A unique entity in the spectrum of infected ascitic fluid. (1986) (29)
Alcoholic hepatitis: a clinician's guide. (2012) (29)
Natural history of repaired umbilical hernias in patients with and without ascites. (1985) (28)
The opacity of portal hypertension-related ascites correlates with the fluid's triglyceride concentration. (1991) (28)
Treatment of patients with cirrhosis and ascites. (1997) (27)
Detection of diuretic-resistance or diuretic-sensitivity by the spot urine Na+/K+ ratio in 729 specimens from cirrhotics with ascites Approximately 90% accuracy as compared to 24-hour urine Na+ excretion (2002) (27)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis associated with cardiac ascites. (1984) (26)
When should the β-blocker window in cirrhosis close? (2014) (23)
Diuresis increases ascitic fluid opsonic activity in patients who survive spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1992) (22)
Elevated ascitic fluid fibronectin concentration. A non-specific finding. (1986) (22)
Spontaneous Salmonella infection of high-protein noncirrhotic ascites. (1990) (21)
A pill a day can improve survival in patients with advanced cirrhosis. (2007) (21)
TIPS versus paracentesis for cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites. (2006) (20)
Effect of marked peripheral leukocytosis on the leukocyte count in ascites. (1991) (20)
Intestinal bacterial overgrowth and bacterial translocation in an experimental model of cirrhosis in rats (1995) (19)
Usefulness of Serum N-terminal–ProBNP in Distinguishing Ascites Due to Cirrhosis From Ascites Due to Heart Failure (2010) (19)
Spleen Size in Cirrhosis of Different Etiologies (2015) (18)
Pharmacokinetics of cefotaxime and desacetylcefotaxime in patients with liver disease (1991) (17)
Small‐diameter portacaval h‐graft shunt: A paradigm shift back to surgical shunting in the management of variceal bleeding in patients with preserved liver function (2000) (17)
Patient selection is important in studying the impact of large-volume paracentesis on intravascular volume. (1997) (16)
Lower than expected hepatitis B virus infection prevalence among first generation Koreans in the U.S.: results of HBV screening in the Southern California Inland Empire (2014) (16)
Recurrent massive steatosis with liver herniation following transplantation (2004) (16)
Opsonic activity of human ascitic fluid (1986) (15)
Spontaneous vs Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis: Differentiation by Response of Ascitic Fluid Neutrophil Count to Antimicrobial Therapy (1986) (14)
Clinical features of pseudocirrhosis in metastatic breast cancer (2019) (13)
in cirrhotic rats (1997) (13)
Disseminated macronodular cutaneous candidiasis in chronic alcoholism. (1986) (12)
Postparacentesis plasma expansion prevents asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities, but does it have any impact on morbidity or mortality? (1991) (12)
Model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) exception for ascites (2006) (12)
Cellulitis in Patients with Cirrhosis and Edema: An Under-Recognized Complication Currently More Common than Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2008) (11)
Changing flora of bacterial infections in patients with cirrhosis (2010) (11)
Bacterial peritonitis secondary to a perinephric abscess. Case report and differentiation from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1986) (9)
Acetaminophen hepatotoxicity associated with alcoholic pancreatitis. (1984) (9)
Ascitic fluid and serum C-reactive protein concentrations in patients with and without peritonitis. (1986) (7)
Exquisite sensitivity to small decrements in corticosteroid dose in autoimmune chronic active hepatitis. (1987) (7)
A pilot study of an alcoholic liver disease recurrence prevention education program in hospitalized patients with advanced liver disease. (2005) (6)
Correspondence. Is the Concept of “Exudative” Ascites Useful? (1984) (6)
Fatal bacterial peritonitis secondary to nonobstructive colonic dilatation (Ogilvie's syndrome) in cirrhotic ascites. (1986) (6)
More on ascitic fluid culture technique (1989) (6)
Right atrial thrombus secondary to peritoneovenous shunt: successful removal with use of cardiopulmonary bypass. (1983) (6)
Preventing future infections in cirrhosis: a battle cry for stewardship. (2015) (6)
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: Keys to Management (2000) (6)
Care coordination for patients with cirrhosis: a "win-win" solution for patients, caregivers, providers, and healthcare expenditures. (2013) (5)
Case Report and Differentiation from Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (1986) (5)
Extracorporeal ultrafiltration and intravenous reinfusion of ascitic fluid vs. large-volume paracentesis: a randomized controlled trial. (1993) (5)
Beta-blockers in cirrhosis: thank you for your attention. (2014) (4)
In vitro activity of levofloxacin and FK-037 against aerobic isolates from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1995) (4)
Extracorporeal ultrafiltration and intravenous reinfusion of ascitic fluid vs. Large‐volume paracentesis: A randomized controlled trial (1993) (4)
Role of plasma BNP in patients with ascites: Advantages and pitfalls (2014) (3)
Alcoholic cirrhosis-associated hepatorenal syndrome treated with vasoactive agents (2006) (3)
Pathogenesis and Clinical Features of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (2007) (3)
Cellulitis in patients with cirrhosis and edema: an under recognized complication more common than spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2003) (2)
Antimicrobial activity of 11 newer and investigational drugs tested against aerobic isolates from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis. (1995) (2)
Monomicrobial bacterascites a potentially lethal variant of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1986) (2)
Ascitic fluid "humoral tests of malignancy". (1986) (2)
Rapid Resolution of Hepatitis C Virus-Associated Cryoglobulin Rash With Use of Direct-Acting Antivirals. (2015) (2)
A Safe Procedure (2016) (2)
Octreotide/midodrine therapy significantly improves survival in type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: Analysis of 53 treated patients & 21 controls (2003) (2)
“Spontaneous” bacterial peritonitis: Transfallopian route of infection confirmed (1986) (2)
Chapter 30 – Ascites (2010) (2)
Pill-induced esophageal variceal hemorrhage in a patient treated with sclerotherapy. (1986) (1)
Acute phase proteins in patients with cirrhosis (2012) (1)
Proaccelerin and prothrombin assays for detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (1987) (1)
Is the concept of "exudative" ascites useful? (1984) (1)
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL ALLOWS OVERALL REDUCTION OF IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN LIVER TRANSPLANTS WITHOUT ADVERSE EFFECTS (1999) (1)
More on ascitic fluid analysis (1985) (1)
Mo1050 Using an Automated Diagnostic Algorithm That Utilizes Electronic Health Records and Natural Language Processing to Define a Population With Cirrhosis (2015) (1)
Ascites and Renal Dysfunction in Liver Disease, Pere Ginès, Vicente Arroyo, Juan Rodés, Robert W. Schrier. Blackwell, Malden, Massachusetts (2005), 464, $174.95; ISBN 1405118040. Web address for ordering: www.blackwellpublishing.com (2006) (1)
Do Automated Telephone Systems Decrease Hospital Readmissions Among Patients with Cirrhosis? (2015) (1)
Ascitic fluid culture technique (1988) (1)
Culture‐negative neurocytic ascites (1985) (1)
Is intracranial hemorrhage increased in cirrhosis?: An autopsy-based case control study (2016) (1)
GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY | RESEARCH ARTICLE Is intracranial hemorrhage increased in cirrhosis?: An autopsy-based case control study (2016) (0)
Pharmacokinetics ofCefotaxime andDesacetylcefotaxime in Patients withLiverDisease (1991) (0)
CyclophosphamideInduces False- Positive Results in Detectionof AspergillusAntigen in Urine (2017) (0)
Reviewer Recognition 2006 (2006) (0)
Ascites in cirrhosis: Dual-diuretic Regimen Highly effective (1992) (0)
Portal Hypertension: Pathobiology, Evaluation and Treatment (2006) (0)
A Rare Case of Budd-Chiari Syndrome with Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient with Sickle Cell Trait: 545 (2008) (0)
Disseminated Candidiasis in Drug Abusers-Reply (1987) (0)
Sclerotherapy induced pseudo-carcinoma. (1984) (0)
Is the pathway of energy metabolism modified in advanced cirrhosis? (2014) (0)
Opsonins in the hepatic clearance of pneumococci (1987) (0)
Chapter 11 – Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (2004) (0)
The Natural History and the Staging of Chronic Hepatitis B: Time for Reevaluation of the Virus-Host Relationship Based on Molecular Virology and Immunopathogenesis Considerations? (2007) (0)
The spectrum of liver disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) (1978) (0)
Sleepiness of house officers versus continuity of care (2006) (0)
Low-protein-concentration ascitic fluid and risk of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (1987) (0)
Exchange Transfusion for Fulminant Hepatic Failure from Sickle Cell Intrahepatic Cholestasis: 532 (2005) (0)
Sa1036 Early Diagnostic Paracentesis in Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis is Associated With Low in-Hospital Mortality (2012) (0)
Bacterial Peritonitis Secondary to a Perinephric Abscess. Case Report and Differentiation From Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (1986) (0)
S1960 Development Phase of a New Point of Care Screening Test for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) Using the Leukocyte Esterase Method: Preliminary Results (2008) (0)

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